Job Status: Open - open and accepting application

We offer a $10,000 sign-on bonus and up to $6,000 relocation assistance. Eligibility for both State and National Health Service Corp Loan repayment programs.

Join our team of INCREDIBLE Mental Health Professionals - we are looking for caring and supportive Mental Health Professionals to join our Mobile Response Team with Civil Commitment. At Coos Health & Wellness (CHW) we work Together, Inspiring Healthier Communities. If you have a passion to help others and serve your community then we want to talk to you. Why Coos Health & Wellness? As a county resource we provide behavioral health, public health, and community resources to Coos County residents.

Our Civil Commitment Team investigator plays a crucial role in the mental health system. In this position, you will work with local hospitals, courts and community agencies providing investigations for those involved in the Pre-commitment and Civil Commitment process. As part of this team, you will serve as a liaison between local hospitals and the community mental health provider.

To apply for this position, click here: https://cooscounty.applicantstack.com/x/apply/a24bpl68ygl2/aa0

What’s in it for you? CHW provides annual time off benefits to include: 12 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 2 personal days PLUS 11 paid holidays and 40 hours of Professional Development/licensing reimbursement. We pay $6,000 into a State Retirement Fund in your name. Excellent Health Insurance for you and your family and Long Term Disability.

Located on the southern Oregon coast, Coos County offers a temperate environment and is one of the most scenic areas on the Oregon Coast, with miles of beaches, tide pools, and ocean cliffs to explore as well as miles of forested and beach trails to hike, horseback ride, mountain bike or motor bike on. Coos County also offers a wide range of outdoor recreational activities including: Fishing, crabbing, clamming, hiking, ATVing, camping, all types of water sports (kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding), storm and whale watching, world class golfing, weekly Farmers Markets, multiple festivals such as the South Coast Music, Cranberry and Blackberry Festivals, and the Prefontaine Run.

Here’s what you would be doing:

• Provide direct clinical services, including completing timely investigations and assessments for clients hospitalized on emergency mental health holds to determine if they meet criteria for civil commitment hearing or a least restrictive alternative, in accordance with statutory and program requirements.
• Conduct and document interviews with individuals alleged to have a mental illness, as well as their families or other relevant witnesses.
• Review medical and police records and consult with treatment providers to determine if an individual meets criteria for a commitment hearing.
• Coordinate with community partners, local hospitals, the court system, other counties, and Oregon State Hospital on the Civil Commitment process.
• Coordinate with ENCC post-commitment to support treatment and services for individuals placed on civil commitment.
• Serve as the hospital liaison to foster effective communication and care coordination.
• Present findings, prepare hearing reports, and make legal recommendations to the circuit court based on criteria outlined in ORS 426; coordinate court appearances of witnesses, including technical support for remote testimony. May be required to testify as an expert witness at commitment hearings and provide related documentation to hospitals.
• Prepare for revocation and recertification hearings, representing the county effectively.
• May be required to complete mental health assessments and service plans to support care coordination and ongoing mental health services.
• Develop working knowledge of ORS 426 related to Civil Commitment and perform duties within this scope.
• Complete training and activities related to Civil Commitment standards, including state data reporting.
• Maintain all applicable professional, legal and ethical standards, including confidentiality, dual relations, and informed consent.
• Provide clinical documentation, reports, and records that meet State, Federal, Regional and departmental standards and requirements. Includes, but not limited to: Clinical formulations resulting in a provisional diagnosis that guide treatment considerations and focus. Clear documentation of psychosocial and diagnostic assessments. Recovery oriented treatment plans with measurable objectives. Clear, organized, and timely progress notes.
• Represent the behavioral health program to the community and promote awareness and education related to behavioral health.
• Learn/utilize the electronic medical record system and other office technologies.
• Maintain productivity standards set by departmental policy.
• May provide in-service training for staff and other professional disciplines.
• May support community groups and organizations to enhance consumer recovery.
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance.
• May be required to assist other clinical programs, including adult and youth services, as needed to support cross training and departmental needs.

Skills and experience we are seeking for this position include:

• Qualified Mental Health Professional or eligible Masters degree in psychology, social work, counseling or other related behavioral health field; or Bachelors’ in nursing or occupational therapy with license and experience.
• Prefer at least two years postgraduate experience providing clinical behavioral health services. CADC, bi-lingual a plus.
• Will be required to maintain Civil Commitment Investigator certification through OHA .
• Requires thorough knowledge of the techniques and principles of psychological, behavioral, and social disorders and the application of psychological treatment to these disorders; skill in dealing with the mentally ill and their families; skill in dealing with the public in advocating for the mentally and emotionally disturbed; ability to develop cooperative relationships with families, physicians, agency personnel and executives and public officials; ability to take part in diagnostic and treatment planning conferences; ability to prepare concise and complete reports and patient records; ability to participate in social planning and to carry out recommendations and directives.
• Skilled in providing treatment to individuals with psychological, behavioral, and social disorders. Ability to develop a cooperative relationship with families, physicians and other parties involved in treatment.
• Coos Health & Wellness is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Coos Bay, OR 97420 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Coos Bay, OR 97420: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person